podo.exe

CinPl-2.5cV17.09

Hike Zone Plus

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application podo.exe, “CinPl-2.5cV17.09 exe” by Hike Zone Plus has been detected as adware by 27 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It is built using the Crossrider cross-browser extension platform. While the file utilizes the Crossrider framework and delivery services, it is not owned by Crossrider. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
Cinema PlusV17.09  (signed by Hike Zone Plus)

Product:
CinPl-2.5cV17.09

Description:
CinPl-2.5cV17.09 exe

Version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

MD5:
52c48ee0bf9ee46b805d66ce8ea860c6

SHA-1:
83479f1d51621e5ca402acf6558cd831c517a0d0

SHA-256:
4f00795acb9d4ce6ab201404738504969b4a06f82b25aeb5b9baf3904aca7bcc

Scanner detections:
27 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The software may change the browser's home page and search provider settings as well as display advertisements. Distributed through the Brightcircle investments brand.

Analysis date:
5/1/2024 8:23:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
867

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.CrossRider
2014.10.04

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/CrossRider.gr
7.11.176.142

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140921

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3272

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.CrossRider
4.0.3.14921

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
1.0.20.1315

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Crossrider-40
0.98/19476

Dr.Web
Trojan.Crossrider.33419
9.0.1.0263

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
8.14.09.20.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider.AV (variant)
8.10508

F-Prot
W32/A-9fe1d2f2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
11.2014-20-09_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush
14.9.24

herdProtect (fuzzy)
2014.12.3.9

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.GoogUpdate
t3scan.1.7.8.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.CrossRider
14.0.0.3221

Malwarebytes
v2014.09.20.06

McAfee
Artemis!82A6243B71E8
5600.7000

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.Plush.1
15.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Crossrider.dfhvpv
0.28.2.62440

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.20.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.HikeZonePlus.E
14.9.20.18

Sophos
Generic PUA ID
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4789396
33624

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.CrossRider.Win32.170
2.0.0.1942

File size:
1.8 MB (1,932,696 bytes)

Product version:
1000.1000.1000.1000

Copyright:
Copyright 2011

Original file name:
CinPl-2.5cV17.09.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\podo.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/19/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/20/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Hike Zone Plus, O=Hike Zone Plus, STREET=Athinodorou 3, STREET=Dasoupoli Strovolos, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, PostalCode=2025, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
7DF4D8EF200BAB292519E3CF5597AD86

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/17/2014 6:38:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:7lUYoeeYEGyKYECBdnpSZFTTnUzn+nPRx1:ZUUjSK1R

Entry address:
0xE88E4

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 00, 01, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 78, 09, E8, 6F, 01, 01, 00, 3B, 30, 7C, 07, E8, 66, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 30, E8, 59, 01, 01, 00, 8B, 04, B0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, 60, 5F, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 75, 07, B8, 50, 9D, 54, 00, EB, 26, 53, 57, 33, FF, BB, 86, 00, 00, 00, 39, 7E, 24, 75, 1B, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 7A, 31, 00, 00, 59, 59, 89, 46, 24, 85, C0, 75, 0A, B8, 50, 9D, 54, 00, 5F, 5B, 5E, 5D, C3, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 76, 24, E8, 90, FF, FF, FF, 50, 53, 56, E8, D3, ED...
 
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Entropy:
6.8553

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,107,456 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PODO

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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